AnAge entry for Acrochordus javanicus
Classification (HAGRID: 03267)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Acrochordidae
Genus: Acrochordus
- Species
- Acrochordus javanicus
- Common name
- Javan wart snake
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 5.8 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
Not much is known about the longevity of this species, though one captive specimen lived to 5.8 years [0451]. Maximum longevity could be considerably underestimated, though.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 167 days
- Adult weight
- 9,561 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 634833
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 39267
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